NHL Recaps: Saturday, Feb 1, 2025

9 games: what happened that matters for your fantasy team, built from the play-by-play and shift charts.

Game recaps

Final

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Chicago Blackhawks

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers rout Chicago Blackhawks 5–1

Florida Panthers beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–1 at home. Sam Reinhart (FLA) led the scoring with 1G 2A. FLA's first power-play unit (Verhaeghe, Barkov, Ekblad, Reinhart and Tkachuk) scored 1 power-play goal on 10 attempts in 3:29 together.

•Sam Reinhart had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 17:40.
•Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 9 shots in 15:41.
•Aleksander Barkov had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:08.

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Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 6–3

Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers 6–3 at home. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 3G 1A.

•David Pastrnak had a hat trick and an assist (4 points) on 6 shots in 19:53.
•J.T. Miller had two goals (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:48.
•Pavel Zacha had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:12.

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Ottawa Senators rout Minnesota Wild 6–0

Ottawa Senators beat Minnesota Wild 6–0 at home. Jake Sanderson (OTT) led the scoring with 1G 3A. OTT's first power-play unit (Giroux, Batherson, Tkachuk, Sanderson and Stützle) scored 3 power-play goals on 10 attempts in 5:55 together.

•Jake Sanderson had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 5 shots in 22:14.
•Drake Batherson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 6 shots in 17:45.
•Tim Stützle had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 18:19.

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New York Islanders edge Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 in overtime at TBL. Simon Holmstrom (NYI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for NYI: Palmieri–Nelson–Tsyplakov skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Simon Holmstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:51.
•New look for NYI: Palmieri–Nelson–Tsyplakov skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Alexander Romanov (NYI) played 31:39, +9:29 up on his 22:10 season average over 63 games.

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Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 3–0

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Nashville Predators 3–0 at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for PIT: Heinen–Bunting–Glass skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 20:56.
•Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:08.
•Rickard Rakell had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 20:47.

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Winnipeg Jets edge Washington Capitals 5–4 (OT)

Winnipeg Jets beat Washington Capitals 5–4 in overtime at WSH. Matt Roy (WSH) led the scoring with 0G 3A. WPG won it by committee.

•Matt Roy had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:11.
•Josh Morrissey had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 24:54.
•Cole Perfetti had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 14:44.

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Los Angeles Kings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2

Los Angeles Kings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 at CAR. Kevin Fiala (LAK) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jackson Blake (CAR) played 22:31, +8:47 up on his 13:44 season average over 79 games.

•Kevin Fiala had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:49.
•Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:20.
•Quinton Byfield had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:42.

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Toronto Maple Leafs edge Edmonton Oilers 4–3

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Edmonton Oilers 4–3 at EDM. Evan Bouchard (EDM) led the scoring with 1G 1A. TOR won it by committee.

•Evan Bouchard had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 8 shots in 27:05.
•Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:14.
•Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:47.

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Detroit Red Wings beat Calgary Flames 3–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Calgary Flames 3–1 at CGY. Nazem Kadri (CGY) led the scoring with 1G 0A. New look for CGY: Kadri–Huberdeau–Farabee skated 15:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•New look for CGY: Kadri–Huberdeau–Farabee skated 15:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•New look for CGY: Frost–Pospisil–Sharangovich skated 11:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Jake Bean (CGY) played 21:12, +6:12 up on his 15:00 season average over 63 games.

Full report: shot map, shifts, lines, box score →

Goal of the night

The hardest tracked shot of the night: Evan Bouchard for EDM vs TOR, 81.4 mph. Full game report →

Evan Bouchard (EDM vs TOR): Forecheck turnover, 1 pass, 81.4 mph shot.

Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
David Pastrnak BOS	vs NYR	3	1	4	6	4	0	19:53	—
Jake Sanderson OTT	vs MIN	1	3	4	5	0	0	22:14	—
Drake Batherson OTT	vs MIN	1	2	3	6	2	0	17:45	—
Sam Reinhart FLA	vs CHI	1	2	3	4	1	1	17:40	—
Tim Stützle OTT	vs MIN	1	2	3	3	1	0	18:19	—
Matt Roy WSH	vs WPG	0	3	3	2	2	0	19:11	—
J.T. Miller NYR	at BOS	2	0	2	6	3	1	18:48	—
Josh Morrissey WPG	at WSH	2	0	2	3	0	3	24:54	—
Kevin Fiala LAK	at CAR	2	0	2	3	1	1	15:49	—
Carter Verhaeghe FLA	vs CHI	1	1	2	9	0	0	15:41	—
Brady Tkachuk OTT	vs MIN	1	1	2	9	0	0	16:20	—
Evan Bouchard EDM	vs TOR	1	1	2	8	0	1	27:05	—

Line changes

New look for NYI: Palmieri–Nelson–Tsyplakov skated 10:25 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for PIT: Heinen–Bunting–Glass skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (61.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CAR: Hall–Roslovic–Kotkaniemi skated 5:03 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (35% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Kadri–Huberdeau–Farabee skated 15:20 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for CGY: Frost–Pospisil–Sharangovich skated 11:18 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (59.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Filip Gustavsson MIN	at OTT	L	52	6	.885
Joseph Woll TOR	at EDM	W	48	3	.938
Petr Mrazek CHI	at FLA	L	44	5	.886
Andrei Vasilevskiy TBL	vs NYI	O	36	3	.917
Juuse Saros NSH	at PIT	L	35	2	.943
Cam Talbot DET	at CGY	W	34	1	.971
Ilya Sorokin NYI	at TBL	W	31	2	.935
Logan Thompson WSH	vs WPG	O	30	5	.833
Connor Hellebuyck WPG	at WSH	W	29	4	.862
Darcy Kuemper LAK	at CAR	W	28	2	.929
Stuart Skinner EDM	vs TOR	L	28	4	.857
Frederik Andersen CAR	vs LAK	L	26	4	.846
Sergei Bobrovsky FLA	vs CHI	W	25	1	.960
Jeremy Swayman BOS	vs NYR	W	25	3	.880
Alex Nedeljkovic PIT	vs NSH	W	25	0	.1000
Igor Shesterkin NYR	at BOS	L	24	5	.792
Dustin Wolf CGY	vs DET	L	24	2	.917
Leevi Meriläinen OTT	vs MIN	W	16	0	.1000

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